Giuliano showed you the correct way to hide the div. But If you do want to add that css to the element it would be used like this.
$(document).ready(function(){ $("#durl").css({ display:none; }); }); On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Giuliano Marcangelo < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > make sure you use the* # *sign to signify that it is an element with an * > id* of durl, and then *hide *it ........................ > > $(document).ready(function(){ > $("*#*durl").hide(); > }); > > 2008/6/7 mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> hi, am just beginning with jquery, and i want to hide a div to begin. >> i tried this and it doesnt work and it is not hidden. do you know what >> is wrong? >> i also tried, $("durl").css("display","none"); >> >> is this wrong? >> thanks >> >> >> >> <html> >> <head> >> <script type="text/javascript" >> src="http://jqueryjs.googlecode.com/files/jquery-1.2.6.pack.js"></script> >> <script type="text/javascript"> >> $(document).ready(function(){ >> $("durl").style.display="none"; >> }); >> </script> >> </head> >> <body> >> >> <div id="durl" > >> <p> >> <label for="curl">URL</label> >> <input id="curl" name="url" size="25" class="required" type="text" /> >> </p> >> </div> >> </body> >> </html> >> > >